July 18, 2025

Goal 1: Increase academic achievement of all students through use of technology, effective instruction, a rigorous and engaging curriculum and aligned assessments.

Goal 2: Foster Community Connectedness that ensures that students, families, and district staff engage in meaningful, authentic interactions.

Goal 3: Commitment to a continued focus on social emotional learning and wellness for all students.

Goal 4: Professional Learning that enhances both educator practice and outcomes for all students.

Goal 5: Develop a fiscally responsible budget that meets state regulations and honors the district principles for budget decisions.

• Athletics Schedule
• PBIS Summer Work Day 7/29
• Safety Committee Meeting 7/29 at 2:30
• Public Hearing- Cell Phones 7/29 at 5:00
• Emergency BOE Meeting 7/29 at 6:00
• Agenda Setting 8/8 at 6:30
• BOE Meeting 8/14 at 6:00
• Friday Updates sent digitally each Friday. Paper copy pick up Mondays by 8:00 a.m. Peanut Butter Factory Entrance for Summer.

• Audit Finance Committee: 8/8, 9/5, 10/10, 11/7, 12/5, 1/5, 2/6, 3/6, 6/12

• Members: Todd Galton, Terry Lowell, Gary Nageldinger

• Facilities Committee: 8/8, 9/5, 10/10, 11/7, 12/5, 1/5, 2/6, 3/6, 6/12

• Members: Todd Galton, Terry Lowell, Gary Nageldinger
• Curriculum Committee: 10/22, 1/15, 3/12 all at 5:00
• Members: Christy Crandall-Bean, Shannon Hillier, Alicia Strain
• Policy Committee: 8/21, 10/16, 2/12, 6/18 all at 5:00
• Members: Jeff Bugman, Christy Crandall-Bean, Alicia Strain

• AVID Training: We had staff members from the Nunda Campus attend AVID training in Baltimore this week. AVID’s Summer Institute emphasizes professional learning through high-quality Communities of Practice, tailored to meet the diverse needs of educators. These communities ensure that AVID teachers are equipped with the strategies and tools needed to foster student success. AVID’s professional development is crucial for enhancing teaching effectiveness and empowering educators to support students in reaching their full potential in college and career readiness. AVID Site Teams drive schoolwide change by establishing effective teaching practices and collaboration around AVID strategies, using data from the AVID implementation instruments and Site and Senior Data forms. They promote rigorous content and instruction through the AVID College and Career Readiness Framework, fostering a college-going and career-ready culture for all students. Site Teams guide AVID implementation on their campuses through the four AVID Schoolwide Domains—Instruction, Systems, Leadership, and Culture—fostering collective educator agency.

• Our Principals will be working together to prepare for our next stakeholders meeting on 8/14 to further the conversations related to "Hacking School Discipline."

• We are preparing to provide Kesh Klubs in Dalton starting in September and running through June in the Dalton Building. This will run Monday through Friday from 2:35-4:00. It is available for all district staff children and all Keshequa Central students in grades Prek-6. Transportation from Nunda to Dalton will occur. A late bus or parent pick up will be available. We have posted for an Afterschool Program Coordinator and Afterschool Program Support Staff to coordinate and run the program.

• Healthy Kids Childcare is still an option for families who need care before school or later than 4:00. They also offer summer care.

• Important Update for Families of Student-Athletes:

  Section V is moving to a new system, Arbiter, for all athletic registrations. All families must create a new Arbiter account before they can sign up for fall sports.

• Co-Curricular Code of Conduct will be presented to you on 7/29 for approval. Please find the attached document and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns that I can provide to Alexis Kyle before it comes to you. This is the product of the work she did with the committee and Timm Slade.

• District Volunteers: We are working on a process for approving general volunteers for school day and clubs. Please see the attached draft document we are working on to create an application and approval process. I believe this will address some of the concerns that were brought to us this past year.
• A Public Hearing related to the new Cell Phone Policy will occur on 7/29 at 5:00 for the community to provide feedback. We will send out the below survey to families to offer another way to provide feedback next week. See the attached survey below.

• Classroom Tempature: We are beginning to collect information related to classroom temperatures in both buildings through Day Automation to prepare for the new temperature regulations that will begin September 1st. We are working to proactively prepare for this with multiple options.

• Current Job Postings:
• We have reposted or posted for:
• School Psychologist
• Elementary Special Education (K) (moving to 2nd round)
• High School Special Education Math (Social Studies, Science or English Cert. also okay)
• Business Teacher
• Clerk Typist-Main Office
• Director of Transportation
• Bus Driver
• After School Program Coordinator and Program Support staff.
• We will hold interviews for Clerk Typist and Business Teacher the week of 7/21.
• We hope to hold interviews for the High School Special Education Teacher no later than the week of 7/28.
• We have no School Psychologist applicants
• Director of Transportation: Ken Forrester and I have discussed applicants and plan to pull at least 4 applicants from the candidate pool for interviews. Our goal is to complete the process and to present an applicant to the Board for approval by 8/21. Ken is reaching out to representatives to create a first round committee that will include a Driver, Transportation Clerical, KUSS representative (monitors), Business Office representative, Athletic Director, possibly a parent and KCTA representative. The second round interviews will require the person to prepare a product to present and a second committee that will include the Director of Curriculum and Technology, Principals, Business Administrator, and the Superintendent.

• We will begin to work on next year's budget development calendar this summer.

Community Awareness: Daniel Northup will continue to provide a Worksite Wednesday post sharing details from the Capital Project. The picture to the right is the demo for the Dalton Bus Garage. The picture above is the new carpet in Dalton on the second floor.

Security: All contractors have been issued ID badges and have been instructed to have them visible when on school grounds. They have also been advised to wear a high vis color shirt or shirt with company name and will have a hard hat that helps identify them. More cones and signage have been placed near the Nunda Bus circle due to the work taking place there.

Work has started:

Nunda Courtyard:

5/19 Nunda Courtyard near the gym- They are removing the pavers and preparing the area for a new surface. All pavers have been removed and the the walls for the accessibilty ramp has been poured. They are working on the drains in the floor in that space.

Nunda Technology Wing (STEAM)

5/28 Nunda First Floor Hallway by the Director of Facilities' office will be closed from the door by the ramp to the stairwell. You will not be able to use this hallway. The pad for the dust collector is complete and they will be setting block for the enclosure. The ceiling was taken down and they will be framing the area in the STEAM space. They will be moving/installing an acid wash in the Director of Facilities area.

6/2 Library Media Center work will begin including all the small rooms in that area. This includes the Tech Office, Data Closet, and Storage. They will begin to create the exterior exit from the media center to the courtyard next week. The work room walls have been taken down and flooring is removed.

Counseling Center carpet is complete. Our staff is painting and patching some walls so the entire space looks nice before moving staff back in. (Capital Outlay)

Nunda Flooring Replacement will occur in identified classrooms on the second and third floors.

Dalton Kitchen: They will begin work to replace the freezer and cooler over the next 3 weeks.

July-August: Nunda Main Entrance Area will be closed due to construction on the Media Center, Side Walks, Central Office, and Courtyard Areas. This will begin on 6/25. To access the Nunda Gyms, Fitness Center, and Cafeteria in July and August you will use the Tennis Court Entrance only. Deliveries and "Summer Main Entrance" will be at the Peanut Butter Factory Entrance. The Central Office will be located in this area starting 6/25.

August: Dalton Flooring Replacement will occur in PreK-2nd grade classrooms and in the remaining second floor classrooms. This task was moved up (7/13) and they have been working to replace carpet on the second floor and have removed all carpet in the Prek/K wing and are getting ready to install LVT.

Items to Note:

• There was a water leak Monday into Tuesday that impacted the current tech room that they have addressed and cleaned up. This carpet has all been removed and will be prepped for new flooring.
• Saturday will become a regular work day for construction
• When preparing for flooring on the first floor in Nunda moisture readings were high, another test was done with the same result. We therefore will need to do some moisture mitigation before installing flooring.
• Bathrooms will go to SED for approval along with any approval needed for moisture mitigation.

• Updating the digital sign in Dalton,- We will be able to replace this sign.
• Updating the infield for the softball and baseball game fields (we did receive information and a quote from Batavia Turf) CPL is working to create documents to submit to State Ed. to update the Baseball game field and the Softball game field to improve both in fields and drainage as needed. This prompted the emergency BOE meeting to be scheduled on 7/29.
• Resurface the Track (we have a quote)
• Carpet replacement in the old Tech room to create a Mac Lab for digital media and music. Carpet was removed this week 7/13.
• Air conditioning in the Mac Lab and Gym
• Sound proofing on the back wall of the Auditorium and painting the walls.

• Lights have been installed but they will need to energize and make adjustments to complete their work. This is likely to occur in the fall.

• Those using the fields through building use are working around the work being done and are providing us dates.

• Our old lights would not work to donate to Kiwanis due to size and amp

• Capital Outlay: This work was completed this week and we will be moving people back into their offices.

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Foster Community Connectedness (District Goal 2)

Goal 1: The Board of Education will have at least one member present at the following events during the 2024-2025 school year: Nunda Campus Meet and Greet, Dalton Campus Open House, New Teacher/Tenure Teacher Recognition, Teacher and Staff Recognition Week, Opening Day Breakfast and End of Year Event. All Board Member will attend at least 2 of these events by June 30, 2025.

Goal 2: The Board of Education will recognize one group of employees each month for their hard work at one Board of Education Meeting per month by June 30, 2025.

Goal 3: The Board of Education will appoint a Student Council Member as a Student Representative to the Board of Education and create a manual that outlines the duties and expectations for the role to be shared with student representative by September 30, 2025.

Professional Learning that Enhances Practice (District Goal 4)

Goal 4: The Board of Education will participate in two (2) professional development opportunities, events or advocacy opportunities during the 2024-2025 school year by June 30, 2025.

• We will support each other
• We will strive to follow the chain of command.
  
• We will strive to know our roles and work as a collective unit.
  
• We will gain knowledge by reviewing information provided and respond to requests for information
  
• We will not surprise each other at a board meeting with resolutions, problems, and issues without prior knowledge.
  

• We will create a good working relationship as a team to be purposeful, confident, supportive, and transparent.
• We will commit to respectfully listen to our community, students, staff, administration, and fellow board members.
• We will listen to various perspectives, include others to gain feedback, ask questions and share information.
• We will provide encouragement, verbalize support of staff, administration, students, and community.
• We will work together as a team to set measurable goals and evaluate our progress to ensure we will continue to build momentum and foster a sense of Keshequa Pride.
• We will strive to make collaborative decisions that promote a wide array of learning opportunities for our students and staff.
• We will be visible at activities, events, and community events.